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    Area of Science:

    • Fluid Dynamics
    • Optical Physics
    • Shock Wave Phenomena

    Background:

    • Conventional pressure measurements for shock waves use intrusive probes, yielding limited spatial data.
    • Studying transient compressible phenomena is hindered by the discrete nature of traditional measurement techniques.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop the first optical tomographic approach for spatiotemporally resolved 3D pressure mapping in shock waves.
    • To overcome the limitations of intrusive point probes in shock wave characterization.

    Main Methods:

    • Acquisition of time-resolved multi-angle background-oriented schlieren (BOS) imaging at 48 kHz.
    • Application of tomographic reconstruction to determine the 3D refractive index field.
    • Integration of level-set method and Gladstone-Dale relation for density and velocity fields, followed by Rankine-Hugoniot equations for pressure.

    Main Results:

    • Successful reconstruction of full-field 3D pressure distributions (40.5 mm³ volume) in shock waves.
    • Demonstration of the technique on a detonation tube exhaust plume.
    • Validation against pressure transducer data showing acceptable accuracy.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented optical tomographic approach provides a non-intrusive method for comprehensive shock wave pressure analysis.
    • This technique significantly advances the study of transient compressible flows by enabling detailed spatiotemporal pressure mapping.
    • The method offers a viable alternative to conventional intrusive techniques for shock wave characterization.